Ekin-Su concentrated more on pleasing ‘Dancing On Ice’ fans than figure skating, according to Jake Quickenden.

Ekin-Su too busy people pleasing than figure skating on DOI says Jake Quickenden

Ekin-Su too busy people pleasing than figure skating on DOI says Jake Quickenden

The former ‘Love Island’ winner, 28, fought back tears on Sunday night (05.02.23) when she and professional partner Brendyn Hatfield were eliminated from the ITV skating show following a skate-off against 'EastEnders' actress Patsy Palmer and Matt Evers, but now TV star Jake - who was crowned winner of the series in 2018 - has claimed that the "sporadic" nature of her performances led to her exit from the show.

He said: I think she was so upset to go because she was really enjoying the whole experience. She's done 'Love Island' but this seems like her first reality show since leaving the villa and it is such a privilege to do a show as big as that. Everyone's going to be disappointed when they leave – it's understandable! I don't think she was the weakest skater, but maybe people didn't get behind her, which is surprising because she's got such a great personality and we saw that on ‘Love Island’. It seemed quite sporadic in everything that they were doing, even though her skating was improving, I think she was kind of concentrating on pleasing the viewer too much with what she wears rather than just concentrating on the skating - that's how it came across to me, if I'm honest."

The former 'X Factor' contestant also claimed that Ekin - who has been dating Davide Sanclimente since they met on the set of 'Love Island' last year - confused viewers with her ever-changing style as she went from skating to sultry Britney Spears hit 'Toxic' to dressing as Julie Andrews and completing a routine to Do-Re-Mi from classic musical 'The Sound of Music.'

Writing in his OK! Magazine column, he added: "What I think did kind of go against her is that she kept changing her style. What I think did kind of go against her is that she kept changing her style. She came out the first week like Britney Spears in that bodysuit and she got a bit of flack for that, with people saying it was too sexual, then she totally changed the week and then the week after that very different with the 'Sound of Music' outfit, and then this week was a little bit different again. I just think viewers maybe thought, 'we don't really know what's going on with her' and it distracted from her growth.

Following her elimination from the show, Ekin had to be to be comforted by hosts Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby as she insisted:: "I've put so much time into this. All the work commitments I had at the time, this was my priority, and I really gave everything to it. I love it. I really love it and I fell in love with the ice.”

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